Chapter 28

Jiang Junming had to persist in his faith, but the Church Academy didn’t even have a teacher specifically responsible for caring for the believers of the Goddess of Care? Jiang Junming finally understood where the awkwardness on Raphael the priest’s face came from. No matter how eloquently Raphael the priest spoke, Jiang Junming knew in his heart that his ability to receive and release divine power was not due to the favor and guidance of the Goddess of Care, but rather the result of the analysis and deconstruction by the light brain.

Moreover, after the test, the bishops of the Dawnlight Church and the Justice Church repeatedly told him that changing faith was very easy. According to what Raphael the priest said, would he face many temptations in the Church Academy, just like during the test? It seemed that his refusal of the bishops of the Dawnlight Church and the Justice Church to change his faith would happen many times in the future.

Seeing the somewhat awkward look on Raphael the priest’s face, Jiang Junming found it amusing. The Church of Care was truly a small church, and could only use the blessings, favor, and guidance of the Goddess to persuade him. It didn’t resemble the bishops of the Dawnlight Church and the Justice Church, who directly promised him a position in a temple after graduating from the Church Academy and joining the church.

O’Neill, hearing what Raphael and Jiang Junming said, felt inexplicable jealousy. Not even a believer of the Church of Care, after participating in the Church Academy’s test, he still had to worry about changing his faith. What was Raphael the priest thinking? If it were himself... If it were himself, he definitely wouldn’t face such an awkward situation. O’Neill glared at Jiang Junming with a fierce look, as if Jiang Junming had already changed his faith.

O’Neill didn’t know what the bishops of the Dawnlight Church and the Justice Church had promised Jiang Junming after the test. If O’Neill were in this situation, he would have changed his faith long ago.

Auran the priest, hearing Raphael’s words, felt both awkward and helpless. O’Neill didn’t know what had happened during the test, but Auran the priest did. The more he knew, the less he understood the young man from the herb shop.

Perfectly receiving and releasing divine power, and finally, firmly refusing the invitations of two bishops... What else could Raphael the priest say or do besides making this boy named Junming pray devoutly and thank the Goddess of Care for her guidance? What could the Church of Care offer to persuade this talented young man?

Compared to Jiang Junming, Auran the priest felt somewhat ashamed. If he were in Junming’s place, he would have agreed to change his faith in the test venue, without waiting for the Church Academy. Whether it was the Dawnlight Church or the Justice Church, either would be fine... Even if changing faith might not succeed, such a good opportunity should be seized with everything he had. As for the faith in the Goddess of Care, it would probably have been forgotten long ago.

But Junming’s choice was truly incomprehensible. Apart from explaining it with the favor of the Goddess, there was nothing else that could convince Auran the priest. But... But could Junming still remain true to his heart after seeing the world at the Church Academy?

“I will remember your words,” Jiang Junming tried to make his expression and tone more sincere, comforting the somewhat awkward Raphael the priest.

Raphael the priest believed more in Jiang Junming’s sincerity than Auran the priest. On the night he was ambushed and severely injured, this young man in the wilderness herb shop saved him in a way he couldn’t understand. Then, in the test venue of the Justice Temple, even more incredible things happened. All of this meant only one thing to Raphael the priest—this young man was the guidance of the Goddess of Care for the Church of Care.

Since Jiang Junming said so, it must be so, with no other possibility.

Without saying more, Raphael the priest led Jiang Junming to kneel before the statue of the Goddess of Care and began to pray devoutly. Auran the priest and O’Neill also joined in the prayer. O’Neill, kneeling at the back, perhaps due to his inner discontent and anger, stumbled through the prayer, which he usually performed with deep devotion, making it hard to continue smoothly.

Slightly opening his eyes and looking at the thin figure not far in front of him, O’Neill felt disdain. Just saving Raphael the priest? Who doesn’t know? It must be that Raphael the priest used his influence in the Light Temple Alliance to pave the way for this poor boy named Junming. Otherwise, how could someone who can’t even pray pass the Church Academy’s test? And say it’s the guidance of the Goddess of Care? Only fools would believe such things.

Feeling indignant, O’Neill suddenly felt a bit dazed as he looked at Jiang Junming’s back.

Light... O’Neill vaguely felt he saw light. Warm and gentle, like the spring sun appearing in the dilapidated temple. But the light was not clear, faint and elusive, hard to grasp. It was as if a thin layer of mist prevented the sunlight from penetrating directly, making it look hazy. Even without the radiant light, the warm aura lingered around him, and O’Neill’s angry and jealous heart seemed to be soothed, becoming much calmer.

Where did the light come from? What happened? O’Neill looked up in surprise, forgetting the prayer he was doing.

It wasn’t the sunlight coming in from the window. It seemed to be the light radiating from the holy emblem hanging above the statue of the Goddess, no... from the statue itself... no, from the sky... No matter how O’Neill looked, the faint white light seemed to both exist and not exist, and he couldn’t determine where it came from. The warm light was surrounding him, as if the entire temple was filled with light, and O’Neill even felt his body becoming transparent, without any impurities.

This... This is the purest power of the Goddess of Care! As a believer of the Church of Care, O’Neill could sense this. The excitement and the miracle... But why did the Goddess of Care show her miracle during this prayer?

In O’Neill’s memory, the Goddess of Care had never shown her miracles, unlike other deities who frequently displayed miracles, leading to rapid growth of their churches and more believers. The Goddess of Care never showed her miracles, never.

But today, O’Neill felt the warm light becoming stronger, without a source, or he simply couldn’t find where it came from. But the warm light was real, becoming clearer and more abundant in the temple, enveloping him. Whether it was anger or jealousy, it all dissipated, as if the Goddess of Care was guiding him, unwilling to see him lost.

Could he really be wrong? Could that young man named Junming be the guidance of the Goddess of Care for the Church of Care? Once this thought appeared in O’Neill’s mind, it couldn’t be erased. He looked at Jiang Junming’s back again, which seemed more sacred in the light.

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